Nodular nerves and lumpy leptomeninges – neuroimaging in primary leptomeningeal lymphoma
- Author:
Xuling Lin
;
Wai -Yung Yu
;
Gema Priego
;
Nigel Choon Kiat Tan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2014;19(4):421-423
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma (PLML) is a rare entity, representing 7% of all cases of primary
central nervous system lymphoma and approximately 0.1% of primary central nervous system
tumours.1-4 Patients can present with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure, or cranial or spinal
polyradiculopathies.1-3 Even with extensive investigations, diagnosis in up to a third of patients can only
be confirmed with meningeal biopsy. In this Imaging Highlights, we describe a patient who presented
with multiple cranial nerve palsies with corresponding MRI nerve enhancement, and subsequent
meningeal biopsy proven lymphoma.
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